Tuesday, July 31, 2018

Slept in again this morning! after 6 am , wow ! About 7:30 I headed out for a nice country walkabout and ran into Patsy on her way back home. Such a beautiful day it is going to be.

hey Patsy, good morning

About 8:30 this morning Bill and Pasty, took Rob and Pat in their car and we followed them in our car with George and Rose to the Tuesday farmers Market and stock yards in Keady. About 40 minutes away. We were here last year and a few times many years ago. Always a great market.

very small village in the middle of Ontario farm country

We parked in a huge field and walked the market. The 8 of us split up and agreed to meet back at this entrance in 2 hours (11:30).

Rose and George ahead of us

Now we wandered, check out things not much we need other than consumables, but always enjoy great farmers markets.

playground for the kids

And so many vendors with wonderful fresh local produce , this is Southern Ontario farm country so their should be.

fresh field Beef steak tomatoes, we got 4 large ones for $3.00.

cured and smoked sausage

our favourite hat vendor we see at , Grand Bend, St, Jacobs, here and Zurich marketshave bought many hats from him over the years

so much fresh produce is amazing

perfect weather for a Tuesday market,lots of people always here

fresh corn $4.00 for 13

pony rides for the kids

quite a few mennonites here shopping and vending

even a few buskers

About 10:40 Suzie was hungry, no breakfast, So we bought some sausage rolls and split an order of fresh cut fries.

this is a busy spot but they are quick and good fries

sausage rolls and fries we split, did the trick

Also ran into Bill, Patsy , Rob, Pat, George and Rose about the same time we carried on a bit more.

these buskers on a short break, she is petting her pet bunny

truck loads of fresh corn here

these guys playing now and do a fantastic show

kettle corn party size !

On the way back from the Keady Market we stopped by the Moto Cross park near Chatswiorth Ontario , the link for this facility is HERE , Where our grandson (number 4) is for a week. Training at the camp and having the time of his life. Non stop activities . His birthday was yesterday just turned 11 years old and is an amazing young guys that love his sports and action of all kinds AND does very well at all of them.

we watched the track for a whileof course we can't see him with all his gear

this is where they stop for lunch

But they stopped for lunch at noon and we were just in time, He found us!

his ride for the week

always love his smile

He spotted us came over for a hug, and a much older fellow rider told us that he sure is an amazing rider, ready to move on only his second day here.

it was so nice to be able to see him here,not far from our place at Bill and Patsy,s in Durham

a nice country drive back to the ridge

we bought these huge tomatoes and sweet cherries

It was a quiet afternoon as everyone relaxed after our busy morning excursion at the market. Then a bit of a Happy hour chatting and comparing notes.

the Kings thrones, King William and prince Robert

Chatting for awhile glad it was not to hot and sunny, quite a warm summer day.

Good friends George and Rose

Soon time for supper, griledl a couple of cobs of corn and reheat 2 leftover hamburgers on our Weber Q. They are cooked so just heated up in foil for a bit with some BBQ sauce, very moist and tasty.

2 english muffins warming in the front and burgers is the back

this sure did the trick tonight, all that we needed

After supper outside this quiet place here at the Ridge, finish posting this blog read for a bit and soon call it a night.
Thanks for taking the time to stop on by and hope your day was a fun one as well.

Monday, July 30, 2018

A perfect cool night for sleeping 48F at 6 am. Up and at it gotta get this day underway. Why? Just because I can, the sun is shining and the weather perfect !
Headed on out for my first walkabout for about 2 miles in feels great, ready for the day now !

nice quiet walk down the country roads

Back home and Clemson game to visit with Suzie for a bit and sniff around.

Then I ask Bill if he wanted me to mow some lawn for him, no problem , I do enjoy mowing other peoples lawns. So I hopped on their Cub Cadet and headed down the lane to cut the front yard. Nice easy cut and all done in 45 minutes.

they have a nice small rider does the job

down the lane to the front

this a nice area here

Then after a light lunch I headed in to town for a few things,

nice 6 mile drive to Durham

The plan was to pick up a pork loin roast on sale only $1;99 a pound but it was HUGE, Agreed to split it with Patsy and Bill. So I cut it in half and cut it up for them in chops and a roast.

this is our half, 4 boneless hopes and 3 pork roast not bad for $7.00 each.

lotsa good eating here for 7 bucks

Patsy Reading in the shade

Suzie reading in the shade

Now we have a Crokinole board that Suzie's Dad custom made with a Lazy Susan on the bottom and 4 sticks (like Pool Cues) for shooting the buttons on the board, (easier and less painful than using you fingers).

Rob and I practicing

Then we got Suzie and Patsy into the fun so we had teams. Lotsa laughs and fun games we enjoyed. Perfect weather for it as well.

we having too much fun

Rob planning his strategy

Then we heard a plane buzzing around overhead. Looks like Bill got one of his planes out to fly, perfect weather for it. He was having fun too. So we watched his fancy moves for a while.

plane is in the air

coming in for a landing

taxiing to the hanger

this be the hanger,Bill has some very nice planes he has built

Now we all together so decided a few pics needed.

Bill and Me

me and Rob

the 3 musketeers

Suzie, Pat and Patsy,3 beautiful ladies

hmm.... looks like they could be trouble

back to Crokinole Patsy my partner, we won again

time to relax a bit for Happy hour, Bill set up their sunshade it was a pretty hot out in the sun

A bit later good friends to all of us, George and Roseanne arrived with their motorhome and got set up, lotsa room here for friends.

George just getting parked

Now this quiet spot on the ridge is beginning to look like a busy campground.

all 4 rigs here with still plenty of room

George and Roseanne

A bit later time to whip up supper, I made a salad, and grilled 2 cobs of corn gifted from Rob and Pat to grill on or Weber Q with a Turkey breast.

about 45 minutes later done to perfection

what a tasty meal we enjoyed, and yup leftover turkey is always good for lunches/

After supper we joined our friends for a while around a campfire and got caught up exchanging stories and have in few laughs.

our group is expanding

a great fire to enjoy

About 8:45 I was getting chilling and had a long day so headed inside after grabbing a shot of this wonderful sunset we enjoyed tonight.

almost an Arizona sunset

We did enjoy a fun busy day wth good friends, playing games and enjoying each other's company , does not get much better that this.
Thanks for dropping by for a peak and hope y'all have a great day as well.